Plaque

Mervyn Peake

Erection date: 1996

Inscription

Mervyn Peake, 1911-1968, author and artist lived here, 1960-1968.
English Heritage

Site: Mervyn Peake (1 memorial)

SW10, Drayton Gardens, 1

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Artist and writer. Mervyn Laurence Peake was born on 9 July 1911 in Kuling, ...

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